You don't have to start by figuring out what flipcharts are and how to download them. You can start just by using your board as a whiteboard. You will NOT use real markers on your whiteboard. You'll use the tools that are in the ActivInspire software. (This might be a good time to mention that you should put a kind note on your board stating that this is not the kind of whiteboard that uses markers. Please do NOT write on this board. That way substitutes and visitors to your class will not accidentally write on it.)
Customizing the Toolbar
First, let's learn how to customize the toolbar, just in case there are some other tools that we might want to use.
Using Your Promethean as a Whiteboard
You don't have to start by figuring out what flipcharts are and how to download them. You can start just by using your board as a whiteboard. You will NOT use real markers on your whiteboard. You'll use the tools that are in the ActivInspire software. (This might be a good time to mention that you should put a kind note on your board stating that this is not the kind of whiteboard that uses markers. Please do NOT write on this board. That way substitutes and visitors to your class will not accidentally write on it.)Customizing the Toolbar
First, let's learn how to customize the toolbar, just in case there are some other tools that we might want to use.Working with Text
Learn how to add text and edit the text.